# Recording live streams with URL queries v4

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-live-streams-with-url-queries-v4/34252>\
**Category:** Wowza Developer Dojo\
**Tags:** wowza-streaming-server-java-api\
**Created:** [March 7, 2014, 9:31am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-live-streams-with-url-queries-v4/34252 "2014-03-07T09:31:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Emeric\_Miguet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@Emeric\_Miguet](https://community.wowza.com/u/Emeric_Miguet)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:31am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-live-streams-with-url-queries-v4/34252/1 "2014-03-07T09:31:00Z")

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Hello,

I would like to know if those APIs are still available in the new version (v4) of Wowza Media Server.

Recording live streams with URL queries

You can use the HTTP get method and URL querystring parameters to record live streams. The following URL querystring shows the minimum required URL parameters for recording live streams:

Code:

http://[wowza-ip-address]:8086/livestreamrecord?app=live&streamname=myStream&action=startRecording

Thanks.

Emeric.

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**Author:** ![Emeric\_Miguet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@Emeric\_Miguet](https://community.wowza.com/u/Emeric_Miguet)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-live-streams-with-url-queries-v4/34252/2 "2014-03-11T17:59:39Z")

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A little up.

Does anyone as the answer? I really want to test this new version :).

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/recording-live-streams-with-url-queries-v4/34252/3 "2014-03-11T17:44:23Z")

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Hi, Emeric,

Yes, that method of [recording use URL queries](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-record-live-streams-httplivestreamrecord#livestreamrecordhttpprovider) works in Wowza Engine 4.

Richard
